#motu origins

[therobotmonster]

So... there's not enough MOTU vehicles.

So I'm fixing that problem, starting with the Sky Sled/Doom Buggy. While other versions have been made, my take on it is built around the whole concept of 3d printing. You're going to have to assemble the toy regardless, so why not make that part of the fun?

Now Up in my Cults3d Store: The Customizable Sky Sled/Doom Buggy for MOTU (Vintage and Origins) and other 5.5" scale action figures!

The Sky Sleds and Doom Buggies were the go-to vehicle for both sides in the classic cartoon, and if they had so dang many of them, surely they'd get customized and tricked out, so this kit lets you equip your musclebound warriors with a vehicle that speaks directly to them.

1 Chassis, 6 gargoyles, 5 control panels, and two each of side guns, control yoke, front guns, side panels, and thrusters makes for 1,920 possible combinations, and I plan on making new vehicles built around this basic "core" that will expand the options with each new release.

And the adorable dragon engine even comes with a little roost so he can hang out outside his chamber.

It's right here!

[simeonscott]

"No One in the Universe Can Stand Against Me Now!"

[skeletor-enjoyer]

For those out there with the MOTU Origins King Hiss figure, how do you display it? First picture is how I display it and the rest are other configurations I found on the world wide web.

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[rap-skullion]

My Filmation Skeletor arrived today, except they forgot to draw the rest of his face. I had to do it myself.

Aaaaand just a comparison with my custom cartoon Skelly:

[steelajeeg]

One Day One Shot 2023 - Part 1

Over on Instagram, One Day One Shot is something we do every year while we're away on vacation.

We share a single picture of something new once a day, every day. It helps keep the page active when we're out of town, and (usually) drives engagement. This year is a little bit of exception - but I blame that on the new algorithm.

Over here, we're going to split up this year's shots into a few separate posts. Check back in for Part 2 and a Final Recap soon!

Figures in Order:

Golden Freeza

- from Dragon Ball Super Shodo

- by Bandai Shokugan

Jet Jaguar

- from Godzilla Singular Point

- by Bandai

S.A.F.S. Prototype Bryophytes

- from THE MONSTERS × Kow

Yokoyama Ma.k. Series

- by Pop Mart x Kow Yokoyama

Trap-Jaw (Mini Comic)

- from Masters of the

  Universe Origins

- by Mattel

Great Mazinger and

Mazinger Z (Chase Vers)

- from Unbox X Go Nagai

- by Unbox Industries

[Check the TokuToy Impact Instagram for more]

[thrifty-dolls]

Turns out the 80's She-Ra's head/clothes are decently compatible to the Origins figure.

[itcamefromthetoybox]

Clearly the Bad Guy

Tomorrow’s my birthday, which, as you can imagine, I’m super excited for. Already, I’m getting birthday presents in the mail, and so, I decided to talk about one of them today. It’s fitting that the last review of 2022 is this dude, considering how we started 2022, and also considering what a dumpster fire the year turned out to be. Let’s end the year how we started it: looking at a creepy skull face. Now, let’s delve into “Masters of the Universe Origins 200X Skeletor” and see if he deserves a spot on your shelves.

My first exposure to “Masters of the Universe” was as a kid in 2002 when Cartoon Network aired the rebooted series. I absolutely adored Skeletor. He was sinister, proudly evil, comedic, and also a legitimate threat. His own minions lived in fear of him and he rode around on a panther. Unlike the Filmation Skeletor, who I am also very fond of, he was funny without being a joke, and viewers knew this was someone to dread. In this series, we did see an origin for Skeletor. 16 years ago, Skeletor, then called Keldor, tried to conquer the world and found himself opposed by the man who would be He-Man’s father, Randor, leading the other heroes. In the final battle, he tried throwing a vial of acid at Randor, who deflected it into Keldor’s face. Yeah, that was a bit intense. Keldor fled and made a deal with the demonic sorcerer Hordak to be transformed into Skeletor, since acid to the face tends to be a bit deadly, and Keldor wanted to live longer than the next hour. He and his minions were sealed behind a mystic wall for 16 years, though they eventually escaped to do battle with He-Man and his band of do-gooders.

This Skeletor will be old enough to drink next year!

This figure’s really interesting to me, because it’s an Origins figure, meaning that it’s an updated design from the original line of figures in the 80’s, but it’s meant to emulate a figure from 2002, released in honor of the 40th anniversary of the “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” franchise. Skeletor does come out looking good, but if you know the 2002 figure, you can really see where the designers had to make compromises with the design to make it work with the Origins toys. On the upside, if you don’t know the 2002 figure, then you won’t notice this at all, since he’s just a straightforward Skeletor with no gimmicks. He looks exactly like how Skeletor should look, he has a very basic design, and he honestly works as a good first Skeletor figure for people looking to get into the Origins line.

Like all Origins figures, Skeletor has fantastic articulation. He’s very posable and fun to play with, and his chest piece and skirt, which are removable with some difficulty, don’t get in the way of his movements. Just know that they’re made of a softer plastic and can be bent out of shape if you’re not careful.

Once sold out his entire team to see if he could hire actually competent staff.

Skeletor comes with two accessories: his magic Havoc Staff and his sword from the 2002 cartoon. The Havoc Staff is unchanged from every other Origins Skeletor, so not really much to say there. It’s a purple staff with a ram’s head, and it fits in Skeletor’s hand. His sword, meanwhile, both looks cool and is my one problem with the figure. The 2002 Skeletor’s sword could split in half into two swords, and in their combined form, they actually had two handles. Each side of the sword even looked different, to show kids that they were two swords stuck together. This Skeletor’s sword has the two handles, the different designs on each side of the sword, and even sculpted line down the middle of the blade like the combined sword from 2002 had. The issue is, though, this sword doesn’t split in two like the 2002 one. It looks cool and fits in Skeletor’s hand, but the fact it has all the signs of being two swords but isn’t bugs me. I can live with it, but it’s still something to note if you’re getting this toy.

Dark plastic really does not photograph well. I mean, at all. Pretend you can see the detailing.

Other than my issue with the sword not being able to split, there is one other problem I have with this toy: there’s nowhere to store the sword. Most Origins figures don’t have a place to store accessories, so that shouldn’t be an issue, but my most recent Origins Skeletor is Battle Armor Skeletor, who has a place to store his sword, so I can’t help but be a little annoyed, especially since the 2002 figure did have a storage spot on his back.

Now for the moment of truth: would I recommend this figure? Absolutely. He’s a really solid Skeletor other than a few details that I admit are me nitpicking and comparing this figure to one from twenty years ago. He’s also only about $12-$18, depending on where you get him. I know that’s a wide range of prices. Toy prices have been kinda weird lately, and most stores with a toy aisle have He-Man stuff. But I would definitively recommend this toy for fans both young and old, and I for one really enjoy him. Also, it just hit me that I watched the show this guy’s from over 20 years ago. It’s seriously been over 20 years. I’m 31 tomorrow. Oh God, I’m old. Anyways, this is JS, signing off and wishing you Happy Toy Hunting!

[lemaistrechat]

The Evil Horde, or the Silly Horde?

[fotophilosophy]

Making Castle Grayskull – Part 4: Detailing and Modifications

One of the details I wanted to put on Grayskull was the iconic emblem on the door. I made it using a laser printed version, stuck the paper on some EVA foam, and cut the features out in three or four layers. They are then glued together to create the 3D effect. The skull and feathers were sculpted using a soldering iron, before it was all painted to give a metallic look. The finished emblem was…

[hemanandsherathings]

It's Christmas time.

[therobotmonster]

Sculpt as Play Feature

While the last several weeks have been very bad for my pain levels and general state, I've lucked out in that the hand pain has been minimal and my brain has decided sculpting is its preferred stim for the moment. So lets hit some previews of stuff I've got in the pipe.

Turtles of Grayskull Mekanek is... baffling. I mean, what's the reference? Is it some kind of snapping turtle armor? But part of being a toy customizer-enabler is fixing mis-steps by the official companies.

So I'm making bits to turn Mek-a-Nek into a mutant giraffe like I mis-predicted here, because c'mon!

This sculpt is in-process. I already have a neural-expression version sculpted, so this is the playmates-style variant. One thing I love about playmates' TMNT work (esp in the old days) is the classic assymetrical face sculpt, because especially on characters with long muzzles, it can get you three expressions in one head sculpt depending on how you look at the toy.

I'm going to add the tongue, possibly lolling out the left side of the muzzle, and a lot of other mods I'm sure. The current plan is to offer a pack with several variant heads (basic giraffe, wearing Mek-A-Nek helmet & goggles, and Halfcourt, with neck-extensions and a basketball hoop collar-piece for Halfcourt builds.

Minor variants are pretty easy to implement in 3d sculpts, so if I have a good idea for one I tend to include it as a bonus.

The Mutant Cringer/Panthor set, for instance, is going to have a bunch of variant options. Here we've got (Cringer/Panthor/TigerMan), BattleCat, TigerClaw/Old Hob (flip left to right), Ninja Cringer (a be-hatted Scratch is likely to follow) and I might do a Dupli-cat/Manx. Of course, since these are basic cat/tiger heads, once colored the options are endless.

On to the Big Stuff:

The Modular Sky-Sled/Doom Buggy Pack is entering final testing.

The Sky Sled was the most commonly used vehicle of the original series, being basic transport for both sides. As such, it makes sense to me that they would be heavily customized and adapted for individual users. Since 3d printing requires assembling the toy anyway, why not make that part of the fun, and provide options?

The pack includes 1 chassis design, 2 each of side guns, hood gun, control yoke, side panels, thruster assemblies, and removable engines. The initial pack also comes with six gargoyles, and at least 3 control panels.

This modular system is going to spawn a lot of vehicles and creatures, with cross-compatibility wherever it works for the release. The control panels, for instance, work with the newly revised (and currently in testing) Verminus Rex:

Who now no longer requires flex filament and has working mandibles that move in unison and numerous sculpt improvements.

Sprin-Tor (very early in development) takes full advantage of the modular system. Sprin-Tor assembles around a wild-west variant sky-skiff, and you can use the base Skysled chassis (and most of the other parts) with the Sprin-Tor parts to make your own variation, and as other vehicles in the series come out, the options expand with each.

He's even got a jingle.

You like this stuff or my general vibe?

My Cults 3d Store, my Patreon, wishlist of stuff I'll make add-ons for, my paypal.me.

[simeonscott]

"The Power...?"

[ahchumah]

Trap Jaw ríe de forma siniestra porque vio la foto reciente del jefe Gorgory como encargado de seguridad de Soriana, y sabe que ahora podrá cometer sus fechorías con impunidad en la tienda.

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[toyjunkie]

Mattel Creations Fan Abstimmung mit 5 Produkten für das nächste MotU Origins Crowdfunding